Etymology

Hennessy

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Ó hAonghusa
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The story

  1. Irish · borrowed fromÓ hAonghusa“descendant of Angus”
  2. English todayHennessy

Anglicized from Irish Ó hAonghusa (“descendant of Angus”).

Words from the same roots

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Hennessey

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